After surviving drought, predators and extreme heat, two young barn owls are beginning the next chapter of their lives.The ...

A dockside owl rescue turned into a successful wildlife handoff after several young barn owls were found nesting in a loft ...

Barn owls help Napa Valley vineyards control rodents naturally, making winemaking more sustainable and wildlife friendly.

The fluffy birds are estimated to be between 40 to 50 days old.

Today, more farmers are taking advantage of barn owls for rodent control on their farms. Jennifer Ackerman, an ornithologist and author, discussed what makes barn owls so effective for pest ...

Ecosystems that are bathed in light during the day change profoundly at night. As the sun fades from the land, nocturnal life emerges, with the barn owl (Tyto alba) among them. Barn owls are iconic ...

(Phys.org)—A small team of researchers with the University of Oldenburg has found that barn owls do not suffer hearing loss as they get older. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal ...

Three barn owls peek out of a nest box in Davis. A UC Davis study found the best time to clean nest boxes is in the fall, before the owls' winter breeding season. (Ryan Bourbour/UC Davis) When it ...

Backyard bird-watchers looking for Santa Claus may have better luck watching December night skies for the magnificent barn owl. These beautiful white ghosts of the night silently hunt in darkness and ...

Barn owls have exceptionally good hearing, which helps them locate small prey scuttling about in the grass at night—and their sharp ears may not change as they age. As Helen Briggs reports for the BBC ...

There definitely are barn owls in Minnesota, more than anybody ever thought there were. "I am utterly amazed at that," said Bob Janssen when he learned of recordings recently made of barn owl ...

ESCONDIDO — For homeowners seeking a natural way to get rid ofrodents, Escondido resident Pat Burke has an unorthodox answer:Bribery. Barn owls live on a diet of rats, mice and gophers, andaccording ...